The work done each year by a typical stay-at-home dad is worth $128,755 in annual salary, according to a study by Salary.com. That's 2.7 percent higher than last year, but still more than $9,000 less than the services provided by stay-at-home mothers.The survey of 6,500 fathers also found that fathers who work outside the house provide $72,000 worth of housework services. Meredith Hanrahan, Salary.com's chief marketing officer, said dads contribute a lot, though some could say they fall short. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates there are 159,000 dads who made the choice to stay at home in 2006. Meanwhile, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates there were 5.6 million stay-at-home moms in 2006.In the survey, the company determined the top 10 parts of a dad's job description. Each was given a dollar value based on hours worked. » Article hereThe top jobs for stay-at-home dads, in order of time spent, were:* Day care center teacher* Computer operator* Cook* Van driver* Facilities manager* Psychologist* Chief executive officer* Groundskeeper* Laundry machine operator.

Dog swims 4 km to nurse pupsA dog swims more than 4km every day to nurse her newborn puppies that are stranded on an island.

The dog, already a celebrity and is called Huahua by local people.

She gave birth to four pups at Shanhuba, which has become an island in the Changjiang River due to the heavy rains this summer.Huahua swims 1.2 km to the island every day to nurse her four babies.

Then she returns to the Changjiang River, to swim another 1.1 km to another part of the city to feed herself.

Each day Huahua does the whole journey twice, once in the morning, around 7 am, and again at 7 pm, at which point she stays with her pups on the island and returns to the city the next morning.Huang Pingren, who swims to the island everyday, says he discovered the amazing dog a few weeks ago."I was resting on the island, and found the unprotected litter of dogs. Huang even published a story on the internet, describing the great deeds of the dog mother, and leading to an outpouring of enthusiasm from readers."Many citizens found me and said they wanted to do something, like contribute food or money, but I told them not to, since too many visitors may scare the mom away."Two days ago, the water rose again, and the mother has moved her children to a higher point on the island.